Ultra Materials: How Materials Innovation is Changing the World - Hardcover

George M. Beylerian; Andrew Dent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500513821 ISBN 13: 9780500513828

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Building on the reference qualities of its companion volume, Material ConneXion, this new book offers definitive evidence of the way materials have revolutionized the world of applied arts, as well as providing a guide to the very latest material inventions.With its index of 400 new materials and their properties, this key design title is an indispensable resource for all interior, product, graphic and fashion designers; anyone connected with packaging, design, architecture or the environment; and artists and sculptors.

Table of Contents

I. Materials and Design 1. Material Matters · 2. Material Overviews 3. Material Intelligence · 4. Material Maestros · 5. The Future · II. Reference + Information Ultra Materials · Source Book

About this title

Review:

'...a vital point of reference for anyone whose professional fortunes depend on an openminded and all-embracing approach to materials'
-- The Designer

'A valuable resource for anyone connected with packaging, design, architecture or the environment' -- New Design

'If your a designer looking for a new creative medium, this book could be the start of a whole new design adventure'
-- idFX

'Unquestionably a vital point of reference for anyone whose professional fortunes depend on an open-minded and all-embracing approach to materials' -- The Design Magazine

About the Author:

George M. Beylerian, dubbed `the guru of goo (and gels, mesh and resin)' by The New York Times, pioneered a creative approach to materials for many decades before founding Material ConneXion in 1997. Devoted to researching and evaluating new materials and based in New York, Material ConneXion also has offices in Milan and Cologne. Andrew H. Dent directs Material ConneXion's research into innovative materials and processes. Bradley Quinn is the author of numerous books on fashion, architecture and style.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0500513821
• ISBN 13: 9780500513828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Bradley Quinn